Nichole + Ben {An Avila hilltop proposal}

The other day I had the great honor of witnessing my friend Ben Potter propose to the girl of his dreams. A few friends and I who helped prepare the surprise proposal hiked up an amazingly steep hill overlooking all of Avila Beach. We decorated and hid in the bushes waiting like game hunters with 4 guys and 4 cameras in position. Ben is part owner of CanaVP so he had his partner Andrew and some friends filming this amazing moment. I was lucky enough to snap the stills. You can see that my first shot of him on bended knee is well blocked by some trees. I was so nervous she would hear my shutter clicking that I kept good distance, at least, until he poured out his heart and asked her to be his wife. Andrew whipped up the lovely movie of the event below. What an amazing new years eve!

Engagement: Ben and Nichole from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.